A distance-learning pioneer
For a man who idolized baseball player Carl Yastrzemski as a kid, there is no doubt part of “Hunt” Lambert’s return to the Boston area will include trips Fenway Park this summer. But Lambert hasn’t come home simply to cheer on the Red Sox. Huntington D. Lambert has a far different mission. As the new dean of Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education (DCE), Lambert — Hunt to his new colleagues — is charged with continuing to blend technology with teaching and learning to serve highly motivated students who are advancing their education through the Extension School, Summer School, Professional Development Programs, and the Institute for Learning in Retirement. DCE’s leap into the online age isn’t starting with Lambert, but he hopes to enlarge its digital footprint. “The importance of teaching and learning is greater than ever in a global society, and all of us in higher education need to stay focused on learning outcomes,”...